Ireland (2025)
411.1
USD millions
+16.9% YoY
YoY Change
+16.9%
USD millions
Trend
up
Series length
19
years of data

Data

Ireland Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2025) — source data. OECD.
Year USD millions YoY Change
2025 411.1 +16.9%
2024 351.8 +26.0%
2023 279.3 -33.9%
2022 422.7 +68.0%
2021 251.7 -11.4%
2020 284.1 +71.4%
2019 165.8 -61.3%
2018 427.8 +191.0%
2017 147 -33.8%
2016 222 +118.4%
2015 101.6 -16.7%
2014 122.1 -19.2%
2013 151.1 +44.0%
2012 104.9 +23.4%
2011 85.1 +25.2%
2010 67.9 -37.7%
2009 109 -9.7%
2008 120.7 +20.9%
2007 99.9 n/a

About this Dataset

Ireland recorded 411.1 USD millions in 2025. The latest change was +16.9%. Across 2007–2025 the series ranges from 67.9 in 2010 to 427.8 in 2018.

This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in Ireland from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability.

Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in Ireland from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability. It is published by OECD and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2025 (19 observations).

The series peaked at 427.8 USD millions in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 67.9 in 2010. The latest reading of 411.1 in 2025 represents a change of +16.9%.